7 Biggest Cities That Are On a Major Earthquake Fault Line

7. Manila, Philippines

Metro area population: 11,855,975

Manila is located above the Marikina Valley Fault System, consisting of East Valley Fault and West Valley Fault. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology predicts that earthquake of magnitude 7.2 (which is predicted maximum for West Valley Fault) could cause $57 billion in damage and about 37,000 deaths.

Biggest Cities That Are On a Major Earthquake Fault Line - Manila, Philippines